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Project Euler 1 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/21/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Acknowledgements


This cache was inspired by Project Euler.

General notes


  • To solve Project Euler puzzles, you will probably have to write a computer program.
  • Many of the containers are small, and contain neither pen nor pencil.
  • There are explicit finding notes in each geochecker.

The puzzle


If we list all the natural numbers below 10 that are divisible by 3 or 5, we get 3, 5, 6 and 9. The sum of these multiples is 23.

Define f(n) as the sum of the multiples of 3 and 5 which are less than n. Thus we can write:
f(10) = 23.

N = f(4720) + f(240) + f(77),

E = f(175) + f(10).

Geochecker



If you would like to help extend this series please contact mjouk.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur ybpngvba vf qrfpevorq va gur trbpurpxre.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)